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mesne — I adjective coming between, interfering, interjacent, intermediary, intermediate, intervenient, intervening, mean, median, middle, transitional associated concepts: mesne attachment, mesne grant, mesne process, mesne profits II index intermediate … Law dictionary
Mesne profits — Mesne (pronounced mean ) profits are sums of money paid for the occupation of land to a person with right of immediate occupation, where no permission has been given for that occupation.[1][2] The concept is feudal in origin, and common in… … Wikipedia
mesne profits — n pl: profits (as from crops) earned by one in wrongful possession of property the rightful owner sued for mesne profits Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. mesne … Law dictionary
Mesne — (an Anglo French legal form of the O. Fr. meien, mod. moyen, mean, Med. Lat. medianus, in the middle, cf. mean ), middle or intermediate, an adjective used in several legal phrases. A mesne lord is a landlord who has tenants holding under him,… … Wikipedia
Mesne — Mesne, a. [Cf. {Mean} intermediate.] (Law) Middle; intervening; as, a mesne lord, that is, a lord who holds land of a superior, but grants a part of it to another person, in which case he is a tenant to the superior, but lord or superior to the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mesne process — Mesne Mesne, a. [Cf. {Mean} intermediate.] (Law) Middle; intervening; as, a mesne lord, that is, a lord who holds land of a superior, but grants a part of it to another person, in which case he is a tenant to the superior, but lord or superior to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mesne profits — Mesne Mesne, a. [Cf. {Mean} intermediate.] (Law) Middle; intervening; as, a mesne lord, that is, a lord who holds land of a superior, but grants a part of it to another person, in which case he is a tenant to the superior, but lord or superior to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mesne process — / mēn / n [mesne intermediate, intervening, from Anglo French, alteration of Old French meien middle, from Latin medianus, from medius middle]: process (as a writ) issued in the course of a proceeding Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam… … Law dictionary
mesne — [mēn] adj. [Anglo Fr meen < OFr meien: see MEAN3] Law middle; intermediate; intervening: mesne profits are profits accruing from the time possession of land has been improperly withheld from its rightful owner until his or her reinstatement in … English World dictionary
mesne — mesne; de·mesne; … English syllables
mesne profits — plural noun Profits wrongfully obtained by another during the rightful owner s absence • • • Main Entry: ↑mesne … Useful english dictionary
